High Risk (1995): Cast & Plot
High Risk is a 1995 action thriller directed by Wong Jing, starring Jet Li as Kit Li, Billy Chow Bei-Lei and Jacky Cheung. It runs 1 hour 41 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m (101 min)
- Director
- Wong Jing
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Studio
- Wong Jing's Workshop
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is High Risk About?
The premise of High Risk without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After his wife is killed by the Doctor, Kit Li works as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for timid martial‑arts star Frankie Lane. When Frankie attends a Hong Kong hotel exhibition of Russia’s crown jewels, the Doctor’s gang seizes the building to steal them. Kit must stop the thieves, restore Frankie’s courage, and may win the affection of a nosy reporter, delivering high‑octane Kung‑Fu.
High Risk Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- time bomb
- die hard scenario
- villainess
- dark comedy
- live action
- gun fu action
- courage
- hostile takeover
- actor
- villain
- exploding helicopter
- heroism
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- 1990s
- exploding car
- hotel
- bravery
- bodyguard
- kung fu
- hong kong
- martial arts
- dead girl
- dead boy
- girl killed
- boy killed
- child killed in bus
- child bombed
- child killed
- gun sau
- gun kata
- diving
- bloodbath
- combat
- bullet ballet
- gun
- gun duel
- gun battle
- exit wound
- violence
- shootout
- blood splatter
- carnage
- death
- slow motion scene
- opening action scene
- police officer
- roundhouse kick
- kung fu fighting
- justice
- kung fu master
- kung fu classic
High Risk Cast & Characters
Jet Li leads the cast as Kit Li, with Billy Chow Bei-Lei as Kong and Jacky Cheung as Frankie Lone. Directed by Wong Jing; 26 actors are credited in all.
- Director Wong Jing
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Jet Li as Kit Li - Billy Chow Bei-Lei as Kong
- Jacky Cheung as Frankie Lone
- Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching as Helen
Also Starring in High Risk
· 22 more- Wu Ma Frankie's Father
- Valerie Chow Fai-Fai
- Charlie Cho Cha-Lee Charlie
- Charlie Yeung Joyce
- Ben Lam Kwok-Bun Rabbit
- Corey Yuen Kwai Wai
- Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu Cameraman
- Lee Lik-Chi Lai Siu Tin
- Lo Hung Producer in Dubbing Room
- Richard Yuen Tak Security Guard Gets His Arm Chopped Off
- Jacky Cheung Chun-Hung
- Suki Kwan Sau-Mei Li's Wife
- Bobby Yip Kin-Sang
- William Duen Wai-Lun Commander
- Hsiao Ho
- Chan Sek
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- Kelvin Wong Siu The Doctor / David Wang
- Roderick Lam Chung-Kei
- Andy Cheng
- Raven Choi Yip-San
- Ken Yang Chow Kam
- Wilson Tam Wai-Keung Terrorist
More from Wong Jing
More films directed by Wong Jing: New Kung Fu Cult Master 2, New Kung Fu Cult Master, Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong and The Golden Monk.
High Risk Plot Summary
What happens in High Risk from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Kit Li, Jet Li, is a dedicated officer on the Hong Kong Police bomb squad who rushes to a local school when a terrorist faction led by a figure known as “The Doctor” seizes a school bus and rigs it with explosives. In a harrowing twist, he discovers that his own wife and young son are trapped aboard the deadly vehicle. The tension crescendos as the bus detonates, and the blast claims the lives of everyone inside, leaving Kit to confront a wound that will haunt him long after the sirens fade.
Full summary
The whole story of High Risk, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know High Risk?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which martial‑arts star portrays officer Kit Li?
High Risk Also Known As
25 alternative titles, including “Doble mortal” and “Sue daam lung wei”.
- Also known as
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- Doble mortal
- Sue daam lung wei
- Haute tension
- Total Risk
- Meltdown
- Shu dan long wei
- 탈출
- Alto Risco
- Terror em Hong Kong
- 이연걸의 탈출
- Meltdown : Terreur à Hong Kong
- Velke riziko
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- A vingança
- 鼠胆龙威
- Kockázati tényező
- נקודת ריתוך
- Разбиване
- Meltdown - La catastrofe
- Cena Ryzyka
- Ένας Εναντίον Όλων
- Máscara da Morte
- Степень риска
- ตายยาก เพราะเธอเจ็บไม่ได้
- Thử Đảm Uy Long
- Velké riziko
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High Risk FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of High Risk, each answered in a sentence.
How long is High Risk?
High Risk runs 1 hour 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was High Risk released?
High Risk was released on July 1, 1995.
Who directed High Risk?
High Risk was directed by Wong Jing.
More films by Wong Jing Who is in the cast of High Risk?
High Risk stars Jet Li as Kit Li, Billy Chow Bei-Lei as Kong and Jacky Cheung as Frankie Lone, among 26 credited actors.
Does High Risk have a post-credit scene?
No. High Risk has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is High Risk in?
The original language of High Risk is Cantonese.
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